" By the late 19th century, most Native Americans in the Seattle area had been moved to reservations. Many of these people made regular visits to Seattle to sell shellfish and souvenirs, or to look for odd jobs in the city. Each fall, many traveled through Seattle on their way to and from harvesting hops. They usually camped at Ballast Island or elsewhere along the waterfront. In this photo, a number of Native American canoes line the Seattle waterfront south of Yesler Street. It was taken sometime between 1890 and 1893 by the Seattle firm of Boyd & Braas." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs5118. less

" By the late 19th century, most Native Americans in the Seattle area had been moved to reservations. Many of these people made regular visits to Seattle to sell shellfish and souvenirs, or to look for odd jobs ... more

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"Norwegian photographer Anders Wilse took a number of photographs of the Makah people at Neah Bay, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. In this photo, taken around 1900, a small boy handles the oars of a large cedar canoe at Neah Bay. Makah children learned how to handle canoes at a young age." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Anders Beer Wilse Photographs collection, image number 1988.33.136. less

"Norwegian photographer Anders Wilse took a number of photographs of the Makah people at Neah Bay, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. In this photo, taken around 1900, a small boy handles the oars of a large ... more

"Native people from many parts of the Northwest Coast came to Seattle to trade and buy supplies. In this 1898 photo by O.P. Anderson, a Native American woman stands by a canoe at the Seattle waterfront. The tall prow of the canoe and the design of her hat suggest that she is from Vancouver Island or some other part of coastal Canada. The photo was taken two blocks south of King Street, near First Avenue." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs321. less

"Native people from many parts of the Northwest Coast came to Seattle to trade and buy supplies. In this 1898 photo by O.P. Anderson, a Native American woman stands by a canoe at the Seattle waterfront. The ... more

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"Kick-is-on-lo Cud was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. During her long life, she saw the coming of white settlers, the exile of her Duwamish and Suquamish people from their traditional lands, and the growth of the new city named for her father. She didn't move to the Port Madison Reservation with the rest of her people, but stayed in Seattle. She earned her living doing laundry for some of Seattle's prominent families. A white friend asked to call her 'Angeline' and others later added 'Princess.'" -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number SHS10127. less

"Kick-is-on-lo Cud was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. During her long life, she saw the coming of white settlers, the exile of her Duwamish and Suquamish people from their traditional lands, and the ... more

" Emily Inez Denny, the eldest child of early settler David Denny, drew and painted many pictures of Seattle's early history. This photo of an sketch by Emily Inez Denny shows early white settlers bargaining with Native American traders at the Alki Point settlement in the 1850s." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs16468. less

" Emily Inez Denny, the eldest child of early settler David Denny, drew and painted many pictures of Seattle's early history. This photo of an sketch by Emily Inez Denny shows early white settlers bargaining ... more

"Kick-is-on-lo Cud was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. During her long life, she saw the coming of white settlers, the exile of her Duwamish and Suquamish people from their traditional lands, and the growth of the new city named for her father. She didn't move to the Port Madison Reservation with the rest of her people, but stayed in Seattle. She earned her living doing laundry for some of Seattle's prominent families. A white friend asked to call her 'Angeline' and others later added 'Princess.' In this photo, probably taken in the 1880s or 1890s, Princess Angeline sits by her small house on Elliott Bay, below what is now the Pike Place Market. Before her death, in 1896, she had become one of Seattle's most photographed people." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs10965. less

"Kick-is-on-lo Cud was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. During her long life, she saw the coming of white settlers, the exile of her Duwamish and Suquamish people from their traditional lands, and the ... more

"Shilsole, near present-day Ballard, was once a large Native American village. By the early 1900s, only the home of Salmon Bay Charlie and his wife Madeline remained. Salmon Bay Charlie was also known as Indian Charlie, but in his own language, his name was Hwechlchtid. In this photo, Salmon Bay Charlie's home stands by the edge of the water. Although the wood planks of the house were not hand-hewn as in older dwellings, the traditional smoke hole with its adjustable cover is visible." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, PEMCO Webster and Stevens Collection, image number 1983.10.9067. less

"Shilsole, near present-day Ballard, was once a large Native American village. By the early 1900s, only the home of Salmon Bay Charlie and his wife Madeline remained. Salmon Bay Charlie was also known as Indian ... more

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"In the late 19th century, most local Native Americans had been moved to reservations and were not allowed to live in Seattle. Sometime before 1895, visiting Indian people started camping at Ballast Island, a pile of rocks dumped by ships at the foot of Washington Street. Some sold seafood and souvenirs or looked for odd jobs in the city. Each fall, many camped there on their way to and from harvesting hops. This photo, probably taken in the 1890s, shows a Native American encampment at Ballast Island on the Seattle waterfront. Some of the people are camping on their canoes. Others have dug a shelter in the nearby rubble." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs2210. less

"In the late 19th century, most local Native Americans had been moved to reservations and were not allowed to live in Seattle. Sometime before 1895, visiting Indian people started camping at Ballast Island, a ... more

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"Emily Inez Denny was the eldest child of early settler David Denny and his wife, Louisa Boren Denny. She was born in 1853, two years after her parents landed at Alki. During her life, Denny painted and drew many scenes of Seattle's early history. One of her many paintings showed the Battle of Seattle which took place on January 26, 1856. This photo of Emily Inez Denny's painting shows Seattle's white settlers running to safety in the city's blockhouse. The ship "Decatur" sits offshore in Elliott Bay, helping to protect the settlers from a threatened Indian attack. Denny was only three years old at the time of the battle, and was carried into the fort in her mother's arms." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Howard Giske, image number MP1955.921b. less

"Emily Inez Denny was the eldest child of early settler David Denny and his wife, Louisa Boren Denny. She was born in 1853, two years after her parents landed at Alki. During her life, Denny painted and drew ... more

"Starting in the middle of the 19th century, church groups and the United States Government set up boarding schools for Native Americans. Here, children from many tribes were taught how to speak English and how to make a living. They were separated from their elders, and were discouraged from learning tribal traditions and language. This photo by U.P. Hadley shows the buildings and students at the Industrial Boarding School on the Puyallup Reservation sometime between 1880 and 1889. The school opened in 1860. During the 1880s, a number of new buildings were added, and the school grew from 125 to about 200 pupils. Later called the Cushman School, it remained open until 1920. By that time, Native American children were permitted to attend local public schools." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs3491. less

"Starting in the middle of the 19th century, church groups and the United States Government set up boarding schools for Native Americans. Here, children from many tribes were taught how to speak English and how ... more

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" By the late 19th century, most Seattle-area Native Americans had been moved to reservations and were not allowed to live in the city. Sometime before 1895, visiting Native American people started camping on Ballast Island, at the foot of Washington Street. After 1895, waterfront development forced the encampment away from here .
In this photo, taken during the 1880s, Native Americans camp at the beach in Seattle. This camp was probably located north of downtown Seattle, near the western end of Bell Street." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs2174. less

" By the late 19th century, most Seattle-area Native Americans had been moved to reservations and were not allowed to live in the city. Sometime before 1895, visiting Native American people started camping on ... more

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"Native people from many tribes traveled to work in western Washington hop fields each fall. Some came by canoe from as far away as Vancouver Island. This seasonal work gave them a chance to earn the money they needed to buy things in a cash economy. In this photo from the 1890s, two Indian woman stand in a hop field holding traditional cedar bark baskets. Other baskets filled with the pale hop blossoms sit on the ground in the background (right). Hop blossoms are used to flavor beer." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs1052. less

"Native people from many tribes traveled to work in western Washington hop fields each fall. Some came by canoe from as far away as Vancouver Island. This seasonal work gave them a chance to earn the money they ... more

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"In 1909, Jack Adams, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, built a canoe for an Indian canoe race at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The event was on September 6, and the finish line was at the foot of the fair's Pay Streak, in Portage Bay. Adams built the 48-foot craft from a single cedar log. In this photo, he and ten other men paddle the canoe on Portage Bay." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs11726. less

"In 1909, Jack Adams, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, built a canoe for an Indian canoe race at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The event was on September 6, and the finish line was at the foot of ... more

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"Between the 1860s and the early 1900s, hops were grown widely in western Washington as flavoring for beer. It took many people to pick the hop blossoms each September. Many Native American families traveled to the hop fields, where they camped out and helped with the harvest. Some returned to the same hop fields each year, and this became an important social event. This photo, probably taken in the 1890s, shows Native American men, women, and children at work in a hop field near Kent. Schools were closed during the harvest so that children could help in the fields." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs1975. less

"Between the 1860s and the early 1900s, hops were grown widely in western Washington as flavoring for beer. It took many people to pick the hop blossoms each September. Many Native American families traveled to ... more

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This undated photograph shows Native American children at what's described on the image as a summer camp, somewhere in Washington. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Postcard Collection, image number 2002.48.906.

This undated photograph shows Native American children at what's described on the image as a summer camp, somewhere in Washington. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Postcard Collection, image number 2002.48.906.

Another undated photograph shows Native Americans outside a cabin. The photo was taken by a Seattle photography studio, according to the label, so it was likely taken somewhere in the area. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Lantern Slide Collection, image number 2002.3.1040. less

Another undated photograph shows Native Americans outside a cabin. The photo was taken by a Seattle photography studio, according to the label, so it was likely taken somewhere in the area. Photo courtesy ... more

"Various Plateau Indian tribes in interior Washington and Oregon traditionally put their infants in cradleboards. Being wrapped tightly and laced into the cradleboard seemed to have a calming effect on the babies. Cradleboards were often made of wood, with a covering of leather or fabric. Some were quite plain while others were highly decorated with beadwork and shells. Larger cradleboards were made for the infants as they grew. In this photo, two Umatilla infants look out at the photographer from their undecorated wood and fabric cradleboards. The Umatilla people live in north central Oregon. The photo was taken at Pendleton sometime around 1898." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, image number shs17303. less

"Various Plateau Indian tribes in interior Washington and Oregon traditionally put their infants in cradleboards. Being wrapped tightly and laced into the cradleboard seemed to have a calming effect on the ... more

This photo shows a display of Native American and Eskimo artifacts during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle 1909. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Photographs collection, image number 1990.73.140. less

This photo shows a display of Native American and Eskimo artifacts during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle 1909. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Photographs ... more

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"Sometime between 1915 and 1923, Jerry Kanim, chief of the Snoqualmie Tribe, and a group of other men visited the King County Courthouse in Seattle. A photographer from the firm of Webster & Stevens snapped a photograph of the group but left no notes on the occasion. Kanim, chief since 1914, was active in pursuing land claims and fishing rights, and it is possible that the visit concerned these issues. This photo shows the Native American delegation standing at the entrance to the King County Courthouse. The man identified as Jerry Kanim is standing in front of the stone doorway frame, immediately to the right of the dark part of the entranceway." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, PEMCO Webster and Stevens Collection, image number 1983.10.2545. less

"Sometime between 1915 and 1923, Jerry Kanim, chief of the Snoqualmie Tribe, and a group of other men visited the King County Courthouse in Seattle. A photographer from the firm of Webster & Stevens snapped a ... more

" In 1943, the Vashon Island Packing Company hired 80 First Nations people from British Columbia for the summer to weed and harvest strawberries, gooseberries, loganberries and currants. The Indian workers earned 50 to 60 cents an hour, reportedly two to three times what they might have made at home. Those who stayed the whole summer had their transportation to and from Canada paid as well .
This June 1943 photo shows a number of First Nations workers from British Columbia picking strawberries on Vashon Island during World War II. They replaced Filipino workers who had done this work previously but were now growing vegetables and working in war industries." -MOHAI. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, image number PI23856. less

" In 1943, the Vashon Island Packing Company hired 80 First Nations people from British Columbia for the summer to weed and harvest strawberries, gooseberries, loganberries and currants. The Indian workers ... more

Stillaguamish Chief Frank Allen and Esther Ruth Ross are shown in this 1968 P-I photo pointing out an area on a map where they were planning a fish-in to protest the loss of the tribe's fishing rights on ancestral lands. Photo courtesy MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, image number 1986.5.4436.1. less

Stillaguamish Chief Frank Allen and Esther Ruth Ross are shown in this 1968 P-I photo pointing out an area on a map where they were planning a fish-in to protest the loss of the tribe's fishing rights on ... more